Women's+Rights

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=//__Medivial Womens Rights__//= == = =Everyone in the feudal society had a part in daily life, //__except women__//.=
 * If women did play a part in there society, they were paid less than men for doing the same job.
 * Womens freedom was also limited.
 * For example, women were not allowed to be married without parent consent.
 * They could not own businss unless they had some type of speical permission.
 * Not allowed to divorce there husbands.
 * Could not own property, unless they were widows. [[image:womens_rights_movement.jpg width="366" height="308"]]
 * Could not inhert any land from their parents, unless they had no surviving brothers.
 * Rich women had no chose in who they wanted to marry.
 * They had to marry someone who was also high class.
 * For example, a politican.
 * Producing a male was vital, even though childbirth was very dangerous. 20% of women died during child birth.

=**//__Women Rights in The Middle East__//**=

=**In Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, beating your wife and rape is** //**__legal__.**//=
 * In Syria, your husband can restrict you from traveling.
 * In Turkey, Women that cover their hair cannot attend college, or hold high postition jobs.
 * Women must cover there hair, with a head scarf and cannot remove it, unless they are at home, without any non-family members.[[image:Taliban_Women.jpg width="235" height="227"]]
 * Most women just stay at home, and do not play a role in soceity, besides watching there kids.
 * In most middle eastern countries women are not allowed to drive.

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**To learn more about woman's rights you can visit the following websites.**
http://www.rdiland.org/OURWORK/OurWork_WomenLand.html http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/women.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html